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Reader comment on: How Regulation Killed the Station Wagon and Created the Minivan
in response to reader comment: Japan was making minivans years before Chrysler
Submitted by Lee Welter (United States), Jul 7, 2019 01:00
The 1937 Cord had front wheel drive, and other vehicles were teeny minis. But much is better now, except for the fragility of vehicles that leave body parts trewn along Sacramento highways.
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